Vwanji (Ekivwanji)

Vwanji is a member of the Northeast Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken by about 28,000 people in southwestern Tanzania, particularly the Makete District of the Njombe Region, and also in the Mbeya Region.

Vwanji is also known as Wanji, Kivwanji and Kiwanji. It is written with the Latin script.

Vwanji alphabet (Herufi za Kivwanji)

Download an alphabet chart for Vwanji (Excel)

Sample text

Ɨmandɨ hwahali nɨ Nsyeleeku ɨmvwɨmi. Isiku limo yahavwɨmɨle ʉsanya gwonti, saga yahakhɨɨte nka hamo. Lwa hwila yahagwajile ʉmuswa, yahanda alye. Yahaliiye na ngute. Lwa yaalya ʉmuswa guula, yahalola ɨnyoota. Yahabhala hwi sooho amwele amɨnzɨ.

Source: https://www.vwanjilanguage.com/en/literature

Sample videos

Links

Information about Vwanji
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vwanji_language
http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/sbk
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/wbi
http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/wbi

Bantu languages

Bangi, Basaa, Bemba, Bena, Benga, Bhaca, Bukusu, Bulu, Central Teke, Chichewa, Chokwe, Chuwabu, Comorian, Digo, Duala, Eton, Ewondo, Fang, Ganda/Luganda, Gogo, Gusii, Gwere, Haya, Hehe, Herero, Ibinda, Ikizu, Jita, Kamba, Kiga, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kisi, Kongo, Konjo, Koti, Kukuya, Kunda, Kuria, Lambya, Lingala, Loma, Lozi, Luba-Katanga, Luchazi, Lunda, Luvale, Makaa, Makonde, Makhuwa, Mandekan, Maore, Masaaba, Mbukushu, Mbunda, Mende, Mongo, Mushungulu, Mwani, Nambya, Nande, Nkore, North Teke, Northern Ndebele (South Africa), Northern Ndebele (Zimbabwe), Northern Sotho, Nyamwezi, Nyakyusa, Nyemba, Nyole, Nyungwe, Nzadi, Oroko, OshiWambo, Pagibete, Punu, Ronga, Safwa, Sena, Sengele, Shona, Soga, Songe, Southern Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Sukuma, Swahili, Swati, Tanga, Tembo, Tonga, Tshiluba, Tsonga, Tswa, Tswana, Tumbuka, Umbundu, Venda, Vwanji, Xhosa, Yao, Yasa, Zigula, Zinza, Zulu

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 20.08.24. Last modified: 20.08.24

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